Okkerse v. Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Co.

HESTER, Judge.

Douglas Okkerse, in his capacity as guardian of his wife, Lynn Okkerse, appeals from the April 27, 1992 order dismissing several counts of his multi-count complaint. The issues presented in this appeal relate to the propriety of the trial court’s dismissal of the count in the complaint premised upon the application of 42 Pa.C.S. § 8371, which provides for the imposition of interest, attorney’s fees, and punitive damages when an insurer, in bad faith, denies a claim. We conclude that because the insurer’s alleged bad faith conduct occurred after the effective date of section…